Transferring Schools

"Sorry, junior. I caused you trouble just now!"

After showering and changing into a light-blue casual outfit, Mu Xi looked much fresher.

Watching Su Mo finish cleaning up the kitchen, Mu Xi felt a little embarrassed.

She blinked tentatively and said with a grin, "How about it... junior, I'll take you out for a big meal! Consider it an apology?"

"No need, senior. Let's just make do with something simple."

Su Mo replied without even looking up. Having just gone through a "kitchen explosion," he really had no mood to wander the streets with Mu Xi.

"I see..."

Mu Xi's shoulders drooped slightly, and a trace of disappointment flashed through her eyes. But only a moment later, she perked back up.

It was fine. There was plenty of time; everything had to be taken one step at a time.

Thinking of what her mother had told her, Mu Xi's cheeks flushed unconsciously.

Before coming to see Su Mo, Mu Xi's mother, Yuan Baoer, had specifically taught her some little tricks for getting along with boys.

Su Mo was temporarily at a loss over Mu Xi suddenly blushing.

After briefly asking Mu Xi about her tastes, Su Mo quickly placed an order on Have You Eaten?

Before long, steaming-hot delivery food arrived at the door, its fragrance filling the room.

At the dining table, Mu Xi was not dejected in the least because of the earlier accident. Instead, she chirped away like a little sparrow.

As she placed food onto Su Mo's plate, she kept asking him question after question, her bright eyes practically desperate to learn everything about him.

"Junior, have you always lived by yourself?"

"Junior, do you like playing games?"

"Junior, if you don't usually attend class, what do you do?"

"..."

Mu Xi poured out her questions like beans spilling from a bamboo tube, barely giving Su Mo any time to think.

But Su Mo did not dislike Mu Xi's lively nature. In fact, he thought it was rather nice to see her sitting across from him, chattering and blinking. At least the room no longer felt so cold and empty.

"Sorry for disturbing you today, junior. I caused you trouble."

As she left, Mu Xi smiled apologetically at Su Mo.

Su Mo waved it off indifferently. "It's fine. It's nice to have a little liveliness once in a while."

"Come take the exam tomorrow!"

Just after seeing Mu Xi off, Su Mo received a message from Wu Zhangkong.

Looking at Wu Zhangkong's message, Su Mo remembered that tomorrow was the final day of the semester.

"Got it. I'll be there."

Without a second thought, Su Mo typed out a reply and sent it over.

Although he did not think much of Wu Zhangkong, tomorrow was the final class of the semester and the final exam, so he still needed to show up.

Early the next morning, Su Mo woke up at dawn. After washing up, he immediately headed toward Eastsea Academy.

"Why are there only three of you? Where are Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi?"

The moment Su Mo entered the classroom, he saw that the enormous Class Zero classroom contained only Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue.

"Those two transferred schools."

Tang Wulin's tone carried an undisguisable sense of disappointment.

If it had not been for him, Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi would not have left Class Zero.

"Transferred schools?"

Su Mo was surprised by the news. He could not understand why Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi would suddenly transfer when everything had been fine.

Back at the Spirit Ascension Platform, their group of five had worked together with remarkable coordination.

Could something have happened during the days he had not attended class?

"Damn it!" Su Mo cursed inwardly.

Ever since Tang Wulin had come to Eastsea Academy, Su Mo had stopped having people watch him.

After all, Eastsea Academy was not like Red Mountain Academy, which did not even have a Spirit Emperor. Having someone monitor Tang Wulin in Eastsea City could easily draw the attention of Eastsea Academy's teachers.

Besides, Tang Wulin was active right under his nose. No matter how absurdly lucky he was, it was unlikely that he would encounter some heaven-defying opportunity that could change his fate.

"Why did those two suddenly transfer schools when everything was fine?"

Su Mo put on a puzzled expression and looked at Tang Wulin.

When Tang Wulin saw Su Mo asking why Wang Jinxi and the others had transferred, an awkward look appeared on his face. He hesitated for a long time, too embarrassed to speak.

Seeing Tang Wulin's guilty expression, how could Su Mo fail to understand that Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi's transfer probably had something to do with Tang Wulin?

It was just that Tang Wulin stammered for ages without managing to explain, leaving Su Mo speechless.

In the end, Xie Xie could not bear to watch any longer and explained to Su Mo the full story behind Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi transferring schools.

"Thanks."

After hearing Xie Xie's explanation, Su Mo calmly thanked Xie Xie and Tang Wulin, then swaggered toward Gu Yue.

"You actually know how to say thanks?"

Hearing Su Mo thank him and Tang Wulin, Xie Xie muttered in surprise.

"You..."

Seeing Su Mo walking toward her, Gu Yue was just about to warn him not to sit beside her when she saw him walk straight past her toward Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi's former seats, without even sparing her a glance.

Realizing she had been overthinking things, Gu Yue shot Su Mo an irritated glare.

But how could Gu Yue know that Su Mo had initially wanted to sit beside her and provoke her a little?

After hearing Xie Xie's explanation, however, Su Mo's mind was filled with the matter between Wang Jinxi and Tang Wulin, causing him to walk right past her.

According to Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi had spent too much time around Tang Wulin and been affected by the aura of Tang Wulin's bloodline, causing his Bone Dragon King Martial Soul to begin mutating. This had, in turn, affected the Martial Soul Fusion Skill between Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi.

Wang Jinxi had chosen friendship over his future. To avoid being affected further by Tang Wulin's bloodline, he and Zhang Yangzi had decided to transfer schools.

As a Soul Beast, Su Mo knew very well why Wang Jinxi's Bone Dragon King Martial Soul had mutated.

So when he heard that Wang Jinxi's Bone Dragon King Martial Soul had mutated, Su Mo was not particularly surprised.

After all, Gu Yue was there. She was the Silver Dragon King, so it was perfectly normal for Wang Jinxi's Martial Soul to mutate under the influence of her aura.

But when Xie Xie said that Wang Jinxi's Martial Soul mutation had been caused by Tang Wulin's bloodline, Su Mo immediately realized that something was wrong.

Su Mo had not paid much attention to the abnormalities surrounding Tang Wulin before, attributing them to Tang San's bloodline.

After all, Tang San was one of the five great God Kings of the God Realm. It was perfectly normal for his son to have a few unusual traits.

But Tang Wulin's bloodline aura only affected Wang Jinxi's Bone Dragon King Martial Soul and had no effect on anyone else. That was deeply suspicious.

That little bastard Tang San's ancestors had not had the slightest connection to the Dragon Clan even eighteen generations back, so how had his son suddenly acquired Dragon Clan bloodline?

Could this be that old classic all over again?

As if he had thought of something, Su Mo looked sympathetically at Gu Yue beside him.